Thoughts

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When we’re not designing or creating, we’re thinking. A lot. We love to think and Lisa loves to write. Here, she shares her latest musings with you.

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The Architecture of Flow & Intuition

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The Open-Door Philosophy. How Thermal Stability Redefines the New Zealand Coastal home

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Jul 9, 2015

White

The snow flurries this week have inspired a collection of winter white images for our moodboards.

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Jun 20, 2015

The need for speed

You may have noticed a slow down in the number of my blog posts, we have been busy on some exciting projects.

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Dec 1, 2014

Breathe

It has been a crazy couple of weeks!

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Nov 5, 2014

Openness and enclosure

Understanding architecture design principles when you are setting out to build or renovate your own home helps transform an ordinary house into a great one.

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Aug 18, 2014

Colour palettes

Creating a colour palette for a home that is specific to your house, landscape and family, rather than copying trends requires a fresh look at the colours in your everyday.

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